2018
Regulation of human T cell responses by dNP2-ctCTLA-4 inhibits human skin and microvessel graft rejection
Lim S, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Pober JS, Bothwell ALM, Choi JM. Regulation of human T cell responses by dNP2-ctCTLA-4 inhibits human skin and microvessel graft rejection. Biomaterials 2018, 183: 128-138. PMID: 30165256, PMCID: PMC6141312, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.08.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCell-Penetrating PeptidesCTLA-4 AntigenCytokinesEndothelial CellsFemaleGraft RejectionHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansLymphocyte ActivationMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDMicrovesselsReceptors, ChemokineSkinSkin TransplantationT-LymphocytesConceptsT cell responsesHuman T cell responsesT cell infiltrationHuman T cellsT cellsCell responsesGraft rejectionCell infiltrationSCID/beige miceCell-permeable peptideBlood cytokine levelsT cell alloresponsesCD8 T cellsChemokine receptor expressionGranzyme B expressionAlloreactive T cellsSignificant side effectsDouble knockout miceHuman T cell activationBcl-2-transduced human umbilical vein endothelial cellsT cell activationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsSystemic immunosuppressantsAllograft rejection
2016
The Wnt Antagonist Dickkopf-1 Promotes Pathological Type 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation
Chae WJ, Ehrlich AK, Chan PY, Teixeira AM, Henegariu O, Hao L, Shin JH, Park JH, Tang WH, Kim ST, Maher SE, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Shan P, Hwa J, Lee PJ, Krause DS, Rothlin CV, McMahon-Pratt D, Bothwell AL. The Wnt Antagonist Dickkopf-1 Promotes Pathological Type 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation. Immunity 2016, 44: 246-258. PMID: 26872695, PMCID: PMC4758884, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DermatophagoidesAntigens, ProtozoanAsthmaBlood PlateletsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCytokinesExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLeishmania majorLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicModels, AnimalPyroglyphidaeSignal TransductionTh2 CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesWnt ProteinsConceptsCell-mediated inflammationTh2 cell cytokine productionCell cytokine productionLeukocyte-platelet aggregatesLeukocyte infiltrationDkk-1Cytokine productionT helper 2 cellsLeishmania major infectionHouse dust miteTranscription factor c-MafAllergen challengeMajor infectionDust miteImmune responseDickkopf-1Parasitic infectionsGATA-3Pathological roleFunctional inhibitionInflammationC-MafP38 MAPKInfiltrationInfection
2014
The Immunotherapeutic Role of Regulatory T Cells in Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis Infection
Ehrlich A, Castilho TM, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Chae WJ, Bothwell AL, Sparwasser T, McMahon-Pratt D. The Immunotherapeutic Role of Regulatory T Cells in Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2014, 193: 2961-2970. PMID: 25098291, PMCID: PMC4170189, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1400728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesAntigen-Antibody ComplexCell ProliferationFemaleImmunotherapy, AdoptiveIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseInflammationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-13Interleukin-17Interleukin-2Leishmania guyanensisLeishmaniasis, MucocutaneousLymphocyte CountMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, TransgenicParasite LoadT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsRegulatory T cellsPanamensis infectionInflammatory responseT cellsLeishmania parasitesDisease pathologyImmunotherapeutic treatment approachesL. panamensis infectionsLeishmania panamensis infectionPercentage of TregsRIL-2/Th2 inflammatory responseIL-13 levelsParasite loadAlternate treatment strategiesT cell proliferationTreg functionalityDisease exacerbationAdoptive transferIL-17IL-10Naive miceCytokine responsesImmunotherapeutic roleCytokine production
2010
Cell-permeable Foxp3 protein alleviates autoimmune disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease and allergic airway inflammation
Choi JM, Shin JH, Sohn MH, Harding MJ, Park JH, Tobiasova Z, Kim DY, Maher SE, Chae WJ, Park SH, Lee CG, Lee SK, Bothwell AL. Cell-permeable Foxp3 protein alleviates autoimmune disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease and allergic airway inflammation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 18575-18580. PMID: 20937878, PMCID: PMC2972952, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1000400107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAsthmaAutoimmune DiseasesCell Membrane PermeabilityDisease Models, AnimalFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, Mutant StrainsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsAllergic airway inflammationT cellsAirway inflammationAllergic diseasesFOXP3 proteinOvalbumin-induced allergic airway inflammationWild-type CD4 T cellsAllergic disease modelsDevelopment of colitisInflammatory bowel diseaseRegulatory T cellsCD4 T cellsInflammatory immune responseT cell activationFoxP3 transductionBowel diseaseScurfy miceTreg functionAutoimmune diseasesAutoimmune symptomsIntranasal deliveryTherapeutic effectImmune responseSystemic deliveryClinical potential
2009
Comparison of human fetal liver, umbilical cord blood, and adult blood hematopoietic stem cell engraftment in NOD-scid/γc−/−, Balb/c-Rag1−/−γc−/−, and C.B-17-scid/bg immunodeficient mice
Lepus CM, Gibson TF, Gerber SA, Kawikova I, Szczepanik M, Hossain J, Ablamunits V, Kirkiles-Smith N, Herold KC, Donis RO, Bothwell AL, Pober JS, Harding MJ. Comparison of human fetal liver, umbilical cord blood, and adult blood hematopoietic stem cell engraftment in NOD-scid/γc−/−, Balb/c-Rag1−/−γc−/−, and C.B-17-scid/bg immunodeficient mice. Human Immunology 2009, 70: 790-802. PMID: 19524633, PMCID: PMC2949440, DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2009.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFetal BloodGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHematopoietic Stem CellsHemocyaninsHumansHypersensitivity, DelayedImmunoglobulinsInfluenza A Virus, H5N1 SubtypeLiverLymph NodesLymphocyte SubsetsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDRadiation DosageSpleenThymus GlandWhole-Body IrradiationConceptsNOD-scid/Umbilical cord bloodBALB/cHuman fetal liverCord bloodUCB-HSCImmunodeficient miceSecond trimester human fetal liverHematopoietic stem cell preparationsFetal liverTotal human immunoglobulinWhite pulp expansionHumanized mouse modelHematopoietic stem cell engraftmentHuman immune responseHuman immune cellsStem cell engraftmentHuman immune systemHuman T cellsStem cell preparationsDendritic cellsAntigenic challengeDependent antigenPeripheral bloodImmune cells
2008
Promotion of β-Cell Differentiation in Pancreatic Precursor Cells by Adult Islet Cells
Chen W, Begum S, Opare-Addo L, Garyu J, Gibson TF, Bothwell AL, Papaioannou VE, Herold KC. Promotion of β-Cell Differentiation in Pancreatic Precursor Cells by Adult Islet Cells. Endocrinology 2008, 150: 570-579. PMID: 18845629, PMCID: PMC2646532, DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-1009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult islet cellsAnlage cellsBeta-cell differentiationMusculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homologGlucose transporter 2Mature islet cellsΒ-cell differentiationPrecursor cellsCell-cell contactProduction of proinsulinPancreatic duodenal homeobox-1Pancreatic precursor cellsTranscription factorsDuodenal homeobox 1Islet cellsBeta-cell transcription factorsStromal cell-derived factor-1Differentiation processCell-derived factor-1Beta-cell precursorsMature cellsHomeobox 1Conditions differentiationOncogene homologFactor 1
2006
Natural killer T cells and CD8+ T cells are dispensable for T cell–dependent allergic airway inflammation
Das J, Eynott P, Jupp R, Bothwell A, Van Kaer L, Shi Y, Das G. Natural killer T cells and CD8+ T cells are dispensable for T cell–dependent allergic airway inflammation. Nature Medicine 2006, 12: 1345-1346. PMID: 17151684, DOI: 10.1038/nm1206-1345.Peer-Reviewed Original Research